26 Books in 2017: Book 26 examples of excellence in self-publishing

The last book in the 26-books-in-52-weeks challenge has to be a self-published book. I’ve read many first-class self-published books, so as has been common throughout this challenge, I won’t be choosing just one.

First of all in the interests of full disclosure – I myself am a self-published author – or to use more up-to-date terminology I’m an indie-author.

But call them what you like – self-publishers, or author-publishers or indie-publishers – such authors are a growing presence in the world of publishing.

I would also say don’t be put off reading a book that is indie-published. Yes, there are some poor quality ones that have not been professionally produced, but there are also many diamonds.

The best indie-publishers have a completely professional attitude towards their books. It’s a given that they must be good at their craft. But they will also usually hire an editor and a proofreader at the very least, and sometimes both a book and a cover designer as well. Indie authors have to be commercially minded, they are in effect running a small business. So they will also have to spend time marketing, seeking reviews, and generally building up and communicating with their loyal readers.

I have read many self-published books that are just as good and sometimes better than traditionally published books. One self-published author I really enjoy is Ellen Ekstrom. I have read most of her books and enjoyed them all. https://www.amazon.com/Ellen-L-Ekstrom/e/B004NQOG8Y/

Yes, Darlene my experience as a reader of self-published books is similar to yours. I’ll check out Ellen Ekstrom – thanks for the suggestion. And thank you for commenting and for all your support of my blog.

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